Knickerbockers



July 14, 1925. 1,545,499

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M. KOSOFSKY KNICKERBOCKERS Filed July 1922 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 //v l/E/VTOR MOW/PIS MsoFs/rr BY {Baum A TTOR/VEVS Patented July 14, 1925 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

MORRIS KOSOFSKY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR TO KENILWORTI-I MFG. CO. INC., OF NEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

KNIGKERBOOKERS.

Application filed July 3, 1922. Serial No. 572,370.

To all whom it may concern: I

Be it known that I, MORRIS Kosorsmna citizen of the United States of America, and

a resident of the borough of Manhattan, city,

county, and State of New York, have 1nvented certain new and useful Improvements in Knickerbockers, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to knickerbockers intended for women, and more particularly for wear in the gymnasium or when otherwise indulging in athletic sports or games, and has for its object to provide a garment having the attractive, trim appearance of a true knickerbocker when the wearer is standing or walking and providing the fulness required for. freedom of action during physical exercise of any kind in a manner to avoid dangerous bagginess and so as to be of maximum efficiency without detracting from the appearance of the garment at any time. Other more specific objects will appear from thedescription hereinafter and the features of novelty will be pointed out in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings, whichillustrate an example of the invention without defining its limits, Figure 1 is a view of the garment as it appears when the wearer occupies' normal positions; Fig. 2 shows how the garment providesthe fulness necessary when the wearer is in action; Figs. 3 and 4 are side views of the knickerbockers looking from opposite directions,'and Fig. 5 is a sectional View thereof on the line 5-5 of Fig. 3..

As shown, the knickerbockers comprise le members 10 fashioned to form seat and front sections 11 and provided preferably at one side only with a slit 12, said sections 11 being combined at their upper portions with a waist-band13, the opposite endsof which terminate at the slit 12. Any suitable means may be provided for closing the garment at the side or, specifically, at the slit 12, the preferred means com rising an elastic tape 14 having its one en secured at a distance inwardly from the slit 12 and provided at its other end with a hook'15 arranged to enter any one of a series of eyes 16 located upon the opposite side of the slit 12; preferably that end of the Waist-band 13 at which the tape 14 is located is open so as to provide a pocket in which said tape and its hook 15 are positioned. If desired, an elastic tape 17 may be inserted in the waist-band at the rear ofthe garment to provide a snug fit without binding; in addition, a belt 18 and belt loops 19 maybe included to add to the appearance of the garment when worn. At their lower ends the leg members are gathered, as indicated at 20, for attachment" to cuffs 21, the opposite ends of which are in registry with and form continuations of the slit 12. Any suitable means may be provided for securing the cuffs 21 in position upon the legs of the wearer; for instance, elastic tapes 22 secured within pockets of the cuffs and provided with hooks 23 adapted to engage eyes 24 located on-said cuffs upon the opposite side of said slits may be utilized for the purpose.

As so far described, the garment may be of any convenient construction, although the arrangements shown and set forth are preferred.- The essent al and novel features of the garment consist 1n providing the knickerbockers at predetermined points with inverted plaits, the illustrated example show ing side plaits 25 located at the sides and a front plait 26 located at the front of the garment. These plaits 25 and 26 are sewed in the garment at the waist-band andthe knee so as to be closed at their opposite ends, and thus positively define panels 27, as shown in Fig. 1, and always return to their normal form, thereby eliminating the necessity for frequent pressing of the knickerhookers. The plaits 25 and 26 are sov located.

as to cause the material of which the knickerbockers are made-to automatically fall into graceful lines in relatively close proximity to the body without, however, being objec tionably clinging or tight when the wearer is standing, as shown in Fig. 1, and in a manner to avoid all the objectionable and unsightly bagginess of the customary athletic or gymnasium bloomer. At the same time, as shown in Fig. 2, the plaits provside'the fullness necessary to permit the garment to expand in accordance with the various posi tions assumed by the wearer when exercising'or indulging in otherathletic sports and, games. The arrangement of inverted plaits thus gives the required expansion and puts the excess material necessary to provide this fullness in places where it does not interfere with the actions or movements of the limbs of the wearer and consequently does away with the danger of tripping or other accidents due'to the material becoming entangled or caught. In the normal positions of the wearer, the knickerbockers present anattractive, trim appearance not unlike that of a skirt and yet include all of the fullness of the conventional gymnasium bloomer without any of the unsightly and dangerous bagginess customarily found in garments of the latter type. The omission of this bagginess also makes th garment more comfortable to.

wear and saves labor in the production therework, hiking and all forms of athletic exer cise, sports and games.

The inverted plait at the front and on the sides is formed to give a modest appearance for gymnasiumwork. When in action, these plaits spread apart and afford ample room to the wearer when doing her gym nasium work, and when she is'through with herwork and is in'anormal position, the plaits form-back, as shown in Fig. 1. This garment therefore gives dual survice, as it can be worn for hiking, walking and other sport wear, and can also be used in the gymnasium. The old-fashioned baggy gynmasium bloomer hasalways been a source of danger to the wearer on account ofits im practical placing of fullness. The present knickerbockers are just as full, but the fact that th plaits are inverted, and in only a few places in the garment, helps to give the garment an ordinary knicker appearance,-

but still is typical and most practical for gymnasium Work.

Various modifications may be made within the scope of the claims without departing from the nature of my invention.

I claim: J

1. A ladys knickerbocker comprising leg members, cufi's at the lower ends of said leg members, a waist-band at the upper ends thereof, means for securing said waist-band and cuffs in position upon the wearer, and inverted plaits located at the front and sides of the garment and being sewed therein to close the opposite ends of said plaits, the garment being provided With'a side opening at the waist and with openings at the cuffs in alignment with said plaits.

2. A ladys knickerbocker comprising a waist-band section open at one side, leg members depending therefrom, cuffs open at one side and attached to the lower ends of said leg members, means for closing said side slit to fasten the garment upon the wearer,

..means for fastening said cufi's in place upon the wearer, and inverted plaits located at the sides and front of the garment and extending from the waist-band section to the cuffs in alignment with the opening at the' waist-band section and with the cuff openings, said plaits being sewed into the garment at the Waist-band and knees thereof to close the opposite ends of said plaits.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand. MORRIS KOSOFSKY. 

